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Jim Lad
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Scale plane builder turns to the sea
Jim Lad replied to Jetz1138's topic in New member Introductions
Hello Rob, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John -
Clinker planking is great fun, Håkan. On the only serious clinker hull I've built I used cardboard molds - they worked well for me. I'd only just started planking my clinker hull when an old bloke stopped at the model makers' desk for a chat. Turned out he was a retired boat builder from Tasmania. He'd spent his entire working life building clinker boats. I asked him his advice on how to get the correct shape for each plank. He replied, "Well, just look at the shape of the hull and cut the plank." Oh, for 50 years experience in clinker building! John
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Hello Oscar, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
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In spite of all the changes happening around the museum and the crowds of families with kids over the school holidays. I've managed to make a little progress on the 'Meteor'. All of the forward square frames are now fitted and the next job will be to try and get the insides of the frames sanded and faired while I still have plenty of space to get inside the hull (at least the forward part). Once that's done I can start thinking about the after end. John
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Wow! She's really come ahead since I was last here, mate! Some really nice work there, Popeye! John
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Hello Bigvasa, and a warm welcome to MSW from 'Down Under'. John
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Hello Andrew, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John
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Rigging Question - Virginia Privateer
Jim Lad replied to David Lester's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
David, It looks like a jackyard for a mizzen topsail. Jack yards I know of hoisted with the sail - the halliard being attached to the yard. Not sure about the rigging of one that was permanently hoisted. John -
Great to see that you've posted it, Mike. Druxey's advice is good. We have my G-G-Grandfather's 'day book' from when he was a surveyor working on the surveys on the first railway lines in New South Wales. I've scanned the entire day book and also transcribed it so that it easily readable - especially for the younger generation who may not be used to reading cursive script. John
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Hello Howard, and welcome home to MSW. John
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Thanks for your detailed explanation, Dan. You've made great use off the resources available to solve what could otherwise have been some very trick design problems. John
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You're getting there, indeed, Russ. She looks fine! John
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Post away, Mike. Anything of nautical historical interest is OK. John
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Mike, looking at the photos of both ships, it looks like she underwent fairly radical surgery at some time - she lost both her clipper bow and counter stern in the transformation. She was probably a 'one off' design at the time of her original build and, even with the radical later surgery, the original plans (if available) would still be very valuable as they'll give you the correct shape of most of the hull. It would be helpful if you could find out where the alterations were carried out. Probably no plans survive for the alterations, but you never know your luck. If you can find out where she was altered, the next step would be to contact a local museum to see if they can help you with any further information. Good luck with your search. John
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Hello Mike, and a very warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. There won't be any plans of your great-grandmother's ship in her merchant navy configuration, but as she was built as a Government ship, there may well be plans still in existence of her original building. I'm not sure of sources in the U.S. for such plans, but would the Smithsonian be a starting point? John
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